The next in our very populare series of tutorials on flower arranging in churches will take us to the church of St Marnach in Lanreath. Tuesday 7 May 2019 – 10am-3:30pm £15 The deadline for this event has been extended to Monday 8th April, so if you worried about missing the date, you still have […]
Travel in Style to the Chairman’s Coffee Morning!
Are you planning to come to our wonderful Chairman’s Coffee Morning on 3rd May? If so, why not make it easy on yourself, and take the coach! You’ll be delivered straight to St Issey Village Hall, to the Coffee Morning. After it’s over, the coach will take you to Padstow where you can have a […]
Perranuthnoe & District WI Annual Meeting
At the Annual Meeting of Perranuthnoe & District WI, the competition cups were presented by WI Adviser Barbara Corbett.
Easter Needle Felting for Mawnan WI
Mawnan WI arranged an afternoon workshop for members and the village community to make felt Easter decorations. Most of those attending had not done any needle felting before so it was great to have an expert on hand. Michelle explained what the members needed to do and showed some “which she had made earlier”. After […]
Happy 75th Birthday to Liskeard WI!
Members of Liskeard WI held a celebratory 75th birthday meal at Waves Bar and Restaurant in Seaton. Also pictured here is retiring President Ann Mallard cutting the 75th birthday cake.
Porthleven WI Hold Annual Meeting
Porthleven WI held their Annual Meeting on 13th March at the Public Hall. After several years as President, Maureen Williams decided to stand down. She was thanked for her dedication to the branch and received a gift, presented by Secretary, Lee Eggle. The new President will be Margaret Edgecumb. Porthleven WI has been meeting for […]
Help Support School Readers
School Readers is a national charity that provides volunteers to primary schools to listen to children read – quite a number of their volunteers are WI members! Last year, volunteers delivered over a quarter of a million individual reading support sessions with a child. School Readers volunteers are making a real impact on the state […]
Coads Green WI Forges Links with NZ
On a recent trip to New Zealand, Coads Green WI’s Press Officer, Gerry Rennie, met up with friend and ex-teaching colleague , Sue Hall. Sue is very active in Rural Women New Zealand and is the Provincial Secretary for Waipa-King Country in the North Island, so there was plenty to talk about. In 2017, Sue […]
Cornwall Blood Bikes Come to Mawnan!
As members of Mawnan WI were noting dates for their diaries, they were certainly not expecting the arrival of a BMW1200 RTP with full headlights. The curtains at the entrance to the Memorial Hall were dramatically opened to allow Martijn Huddlestone, the Duty Fleet Bike Rider, to ride in whilst ladies grabbed their phones to […]
Resolutions Results 2019
This year we had the highest number of votes for resolutions since the individual selection process was introduced, with over 105,000 selections cast by members. The results of the 2019 resolution shortlist selection process are: 2019 resolutions Selections Improving plant biosecurity 13,010 Trees – improving the natural landscape 18,959 Pelvic floor education 8,401 Suffering in […]